The Wallabies will meet the All Blacks at Eden Park in August. Photo: Getty Images

Australia will open their campaign in Sydney against the All Blacks on August 16 before travelling to Auckland a week later for the return clash at Eden Park. The Wallabies have not defeated New Zealand at that venue since 1986 and the All Blacks have not lost in Auckland since 1994.

The Wallabies will host South Africa in Perth on September 6, the Springboks’ most successful venue in Australia in the professional era before playing the return leg at Cape Town where the Wallabies have not won since 1992.

The final Bledisloe Cup game will be played in Brisbane on October 18.

Greg Peters, chief executive for rugby governing body SANZAR, said he was looking forward to seeing the world’s best teams resume their ongoing rivalry next year.

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‘‘We couldn’t have hoped for a more thrilling culmination to this year’s edition of the Rugby Championship and 2014 promises to up the ante with the gap between champions and challengers narrowing with each contest,’’ he said.

‘‘We look forward to delivering the Rugby Championship to a new market in New Zealand with Napier’s McLean Park scheduled to host New Zealand and Argentina, while the Gold Coast returns to the Australian rotation with the Wallabies and Pumas scheduled to do battle at Skilled Park on September 13.’’

Kick-off times, as well as venues for Argentina’s home games, were to be confirmed early next year.